- Paperback
- Publisher: Avon Books (Mm); Reprint edition (December 1992)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0380717719
- ISBN-13: 978-0380717712
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.7 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 113 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,977,123 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Left impoverished after her father's death, Amy de Lacy is determined to keep her family out of the poorhouse, a feat she is certain she will achieve by attracting a wealthy husband. Reprint.
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4.0 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Love and duty, April 22 2008
By Helen Hancox "Auntie Helen" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Fortune Hunter (Paperback)
Amy de Lacy and her brothers and sisters face poverty - but it's Amy's face that could rescue them from that. A beautiful woman, Amy rarely lacks for suitors - only she knows that in order to rescue her family from penury she needs to find a rich suitor. She has the face for it, but does she have the stomach for it?Amy's plans go awry right from the beginning when she bumps into Harry Crisp, a handsome and charming young stranger. Unfortunately Harry won't really do as he's not rich enough and Amy has to reject him. Harry, bruised and angry, can't quite get Amy out of his mind - and when she arrives in London for a season it's up to both of them to decide whether love is more important than duty.
This was a good story although Amy wasn't always a sympathetic character and some of her choices seemed rather suspect, even when we were given her reasoning behind them. The setting is interesting, including details of a Season in London and of the Melton hunting world, but somehow the story seemed to lack a little of the depth more apparent in Beverley's later novels.
3.0 out of 5 stars
enjoyable but not great, Nov 17 2008
By Concious Dreams - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Fortune Hunter (Paperback)
This story has a sweetness to it that is quite nice, however I found Amy a little to patronizing toward her family, believing she is the Only one of her sisters who has a hope of marrying without a dowry (as she is by far the most attractive).This aside the book is sweet and romantic, Amy has good intentions and truly does what she thinks is best. overall this book is an easy read, while not as good as Jo Beverley's later books it is enjoyable!
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is still my favorite Regency ever., Oct 7 1999
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Fortune Hunter (Hardcover)
I love this book. No one else seems to give it the credit it deserves. You can cut the tension with a knife and I was laughing SO hard at the characters' thoughts and imaginations. This was the first regency I ever read and I've read a million after it, but it is still the best.
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